Huddersfield Town 1921–1928: England’s First Super Club?

How did Huddersfield Town become English football’s first true dynasty — and why does their story still matter today?

In this episode of By Far The Greatest Team, Graham and Jamie are joined by regular Phil Craig to explore one of the most important — yet often overlooked — eras in football history: Huddersfield Town between 1921 and 1928.

Before Arsenal’s glamour years.
Before Busby. Before Shankly.
There was Herbert Chapman in West Yorkshire.

This was the team that won three consecutive league titles (1924, 1925, 1926) — the first club in English football history to achieve the feat. But this isn’t just a story about silverware. It’s about innovation.

We dive into Huddersfield’s 1922 FA Cup triumph, the dramatic 1923–24 title race decided on goal average against Cardiff City, and the tactical revolution Chapman quietly introduced to the English game. At a time when football was chaotic and physical, Huddersfield played with structure, discipline, and clarity of roles — concepts that feel modern even now.

We explore:

• Herbert Chapman’s revolutionary approach to management
• How Huddersfield edged Cardiff City in one of the tightest title races ever
• Why having just five regular goal scorers didn’t stop them dominating
• The physicality of 1920s football and how Huddersfield rose above it
• Why this team laid the groundwork for Arsenal’s later dominance

Were Huddersfield England’s first “super club”?
Do three consecutive titles automatically place them among the All-Time Greats?
Or has history quietly forgotten just how influential they really were?

Join us as we debate, analyse, and ultimately rank the greatness of Huddersfield Town 1921–28.

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Rangers 1986–91: Souness’ Ibrox Revolution

How did Graeme Souness transform Rangers overnight — and change Scottish football’s culture, money, and power balance forever?

In this episode of By Far The Greatest Team, hosts Graham Dunn and Jamie Rooney are joined by Stuart Murray to revisit one of the most explosive turning points in British football: Rangers from 1986 to 1991, the era when Graeme Souness arrived at Ibrox and changed the direction of Scottish football in real time.

Rangers entered the mid-1980s with a sense of drift — a giant club needing a reset — and Souness arrived like a thunderclap. What followed wasn’t just a return to winning: it was a shift in recruitment, ambition, and identity. The conversation charts how Rangers used financial power and high-profile signings to tilt the league’s centre of gravity, dragging Scottish football into a more modern, media-driven, transfer-fuelled age.

Along the way, we explore the Old Firm pressure cooker, how Rangers’ resurgence intensified the rivalry with Celtic, and how this period intersected with wider cultural change — including football’s evolving relationship with race, identity, and public perception. The episode also examines the bridge from Souness into the early Walter Smith years, the domestic dominance that followed, and the lingering “what if?” of Europe — where Rangers often came close without landing the knockout blow.

And then there’s the moment that still echoes decades later: Mo Johnston’s move to Rangers — a transfer that detonated certainties, rewired Scottish football’s cultural landscape, and became one of the most controversial signings the British game has ever seen.

It’s a story of power, pressure, and transformation — and a Rangers side that didn’t just chase greatness… they changed the game around them.

Takeaways

• Souness’ arrival sparked a rapid cultural and footballing reset at Rangers.
• Big-name transfers and financial muscle shifted Scottish football’s power balance.
• The Old Firm rivalry intensified as Rangers reasserted dominance.
• Rangers’ European near-misses shaped how this era is remembered.
• Mo Johnston’s transfer remains one of British football’s most significant flashpoints.

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Was Norwich City’s early Premier League brilliance a fleeting miracle — or proof that football’s outsiders could dream big?

In this episode of By Far The Greatest Team, hosts Graham Dunn and Jamie Rooney are joined by Greek football expert Gus Krasonic to revisit one of the most captivating and unexpected stories of the early Premier League era: Norwich City from 1992 to 1994.

Fresh from the creation of the Premier League, Norwich shocked English football by refusing to play the game “as expected.” Under the quietly revolutionary Mike Walker, the Canaries blended fearless attacking football with smart recruitment, community spirit, and absolute belief. The result? A title challenge in 1992–93 that took Norwich to the top of the league for much of the season — and into the national consciousness.

The conversation explores how Norwich, long viewed as a provincial club, suddenly became standard-bearers for the league’s new era. Players like Chris Sutton, Mark Bowen, Ian Culverhouse, Bryan Gunn, and Ruel Fox formed a side greater than the sum of its parts, powered by Walker’s front-foot philosophy and a club culture that embraced freedom rather than fear.

The episode also dives into Norwich’s unforgettable UEFA Cup run, including that famous night in Munich when the Canaries stunned Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion — a moment that still defines the club’s European legacy. But with success came consequence. As a selling club, Norwich were soon dismantled by the market, and Walker’s departure marked the end of an era almost as quickly as it had begun.

Along the way, Graham, Jamie, and Gus reflect on ownership under Robert Chase, the emotional bond between club and supporters, and why Norwich’s yellow-and-green identity still resonates so powerfully today.

Norwich City ’92–’94 may not have lifted a trophy — but they left something rarer behind: belief. A reminder that football history isn’t only written by giants, but by teams brave enough to play their way.

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